Subway Relaunches Catering with ezCater
With new delivery and pickup options, simplified group ordering items and better packaging, Subway has relaunched its catering program and is now one of the largest catering providers on the ezCater marketplace. As part of the company’s announcement, the massive...
Dexai ‘Robotic Sous Chef’ Scaling Up with Flexible Robotics
A robotic food-assembly robot from Dexai is looking for some new kitchens with flexibility as a key focus. Essentially, the robot dubbed Alfred is a food safe-certified robotic arm on a cart. It can sit in front of a row of hotel pans of ingredients, and uses...
Why Off-Premises Reconciliation is Suddenly Such a Big Deal
Reconciliation is not exactly a sexy topic, but as delivery continues to grow and new channels continue to emerge, it has become a major headache for operators. The accounting process of ensuring two sets of financial data match comes up all over business, but...
Forward Kitchens Builds One-Off Virtual Restaurant Concepts
Countering the norm of virtual restaurant providers selling a portfolio of brands, Forward Kitchens builds custom concepts for each client, which tend to be small-scale independent operators looking to grow their delivery revenue. Founded by Raghav Poddar in San...
Chick-fil-A Testing Autonomous Delivery in Austin
As one of the primary restaurant trendsetters, Chick-fil-A is testing autonomous delivery with Refraction AI at two restaurants in Austin, Texas, is certainly headline-generating news. Through the partnership, a fleet of self-driving robots in downtown Austin are...
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